Business management Lecturer: Dr.B.NDLOVU PhD Lecture One Objectives Definitions of Management Levels of management Functions of management Percentage time spent on functional activities The 10 roles of managers Managerial skills/ competencies required at different managerial levels DEFINITION OF MANAGEMENT WHAT IS MANAGEMENT? Management The process of coordinating work activities so that they are completed efficiently and effectively with and through other people Elements
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the terms finance and financial management‚ and identify the major sub-areas of finance. Finance is the study of applying specific value to things individuals own to include services used and decisions determined [Finance by Cornett‚ M. M.‚ Adair‚ T. A.‚ & Nofsinger J. (2014). M: Finance (2nd ed.)]. In simple words‚ finance is how much value is attributable to goods and services and the basis of such attribution. Financial management may be defined as the management of the finances of a business
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Introduction to Financial Management Course Syllabus First Semester 2010-2011 INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT GENERAL INFORMATION: Lecturer: Dr. Nguyen Thu Hien Class schedule: Wednesdays (9.05 – 11.30am) E-mail: nthuhien2009@yahoo.com (please use subject “FIN” to avoid ignorance of your emails due to high spam rate in my inbox) TA: Tu n Duy: tuanduy07@gmail.com; Cell: 0908 665 388 Number of credits: 3 Prerequisite: Principles of Accounting Text book: Ebook - Fundamentals of Corporate
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Chapter 9 Psychology Thinking? Cognition: All mental activities associated with processing understanding and communicating Concept: A mental grouping of similar object events and people Prototype: mental imagine that incorporate all the features that we associate with the concept How do we solve problems? Algorithms: Step by step procedure that guarantees a solution. How does it work? Heuristics: Quicker‚ more efficient but more prone to error. “Rule of Thumb” Strategy Insight: When
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i Chapter 9 Notes What is Audit Sampling? * Audit Sampling – applying a procedure to less than 100% of a population to estimate some characteristic of that population * Sampling Risk – risk that a sample may not be representative of the population * Risk that the auditor’s conclusion based on the sample may be different from the conclusion they would reach if they examined every item in the population * Non-sampling Risk – risk pertaining to non-sampling errors (due
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Chapter 9 Practice Problems S9-2. Asset Market Value Percentage of Total Value × Total Purchase Price = Assigned Cost of Each Asset Land $ 80‚000 $80‚000 / $160‚000 = 50% × $150‚000 = $ 75‚000 Building 60‚000 $60‚000 / $160‚000 = 38% × $150‚000 = 57‚000 Equipment 20‚000 $20‚000 / $160‚000 = 12% × $150‚000 = 18‚000 Total $ 160‚000 100% $ 150‚000 Date Accounts and Explanation Debit Credit Land 75‚000 Building 57‚000 Equipment 18‚000 Notes Payable 150‚000 To record
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Jennifer Petty Bus 306-01 March 11‚ 2014 Professor Davis Chapter 9 Case Study Google: New-Product Innovation at the Speed of Light 1. The new product development process at Google is free flowing‚ fast-tracked‚ and without boundaries. Google encourages their employees to “think outside the box” and come up with new ideas‚ no matter how crazy they may seem. Once an idea is proposed‚ they sent it to testing right away. They try to put a product into use no more than 6 months after development has started;
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Chapter 9 Jane is slightly better‚ and Elizabeth sends word to Longbourn for her mother to visit. Having assured herself that Jane is not very ill‚ Mrs Bennet will not allow her to return home‚ “we must not think of moving her...trespass...your kindness.”Mr.Bingley thinks highly of his family and expects his sisters to have his ideals. “My sister...will not hear of her removal.”Bingley’s conversation to Mrs.Bennet regarding Jane’s health shows that he responds as a lover rather than a host. Mrs
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Distinguish between efficiency and effectiveness in management. (5 marks) Efficiency refers to being productive at work‚ to use resources – time‚ equipment‚ people‚ money‚ raw materials‚ etc.-wisely & cost-effectively. An efficient manager will strive to maximize productivity at work. Efficiency can be calculated by the formula: output/input. Effectiveness refers to making the right decisions & to successfully carry them out so that they achieve organizational goals. A manager can
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Ch. 9: IS Strategy‚ Governance and Ethics Q1. What is the relationship between organizational strategy and IT planning? * Use Porter’s five forces model to consider the industry structure and develop a competitive strategy for the organization * This competitive strategy is supported through activities in the value chain‚ which consist of a collection of business processes supported by information systems Q2. What Is Information Technology architecture? * IT architecture is the basic
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